17:03 Warwick

Sunday 11 April 2021

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racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 5m 15.41s

Pop The Cork¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 118| BF

4/1

Posted best effort yet over timber when second off this mark at Uttoxeter (15.7f, heavy) in December. Back from a quiet spell when third at Wetherby and he ought to be a factor.

Form: 2-42503

Revels Hill⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: K Brogan⁽⁵⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 116

8/1

Point winner who shaped with promise on 2 of his 3 qualifying runs over hurdles. Easy to back on handicap debut upped to 23.5f at Ascot in February and lost place before pulling up.

Form: U1-604P

Sameer^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: T Lawes| OR: 112

7/2

Fair 1m2f winner on Flat (stays further) and just about best effort over hurdles when third at Fontwell a fortnight ago. Shapes as though in need of this sort of test.

Form: 3493

Top Drawer³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Chris Ward⁽⁵⁾| T: Tracey Leeson| OR: 112

50/1

Maiden Irish pointer who looked to be allotted a stiff mark on what he achieved in his qualifying runs and dropped away on handicap debut at Sandown.

Form: 3-P523P

Elmdale⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 111

11/1

Ex-pointer who progressed gradually in maiden hurdles but pulled up switched to handicap company at Exeter in February.

Form: F2-454P

Duc De Bourbon²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams⁽³⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 110

10/3

Encouraging fourth in 2m Taunton novice and shaped quite well on handicap debut at Doncaster 3 weeks ago. Eased 1 lb and he looks very interesting.

Form: 49-F4F4

Heart Of A Lion³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 108| BF

11/2

Fairly useful bumper winner who shaped well when runner-up in 2m novice hurdles at Huntingdon and Taunton this term. Sent off favourite but looked held when falling on handicap bow.

Form: 1-8225F

Faint Hope^t⁹²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Jordan Nailor⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 105| D

16/1

Won 21f Kempton handicap hurdle in May 2018. Lightly raced since and switches back to timber after a brace of heavy defeats over fences.

Form: 31P/59P

Give Us A Swig¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Bannister| T: S Curran| OR: 103

40/1

Fetched £50,000 after winning sole start between the flags. Clear signs of ability in a brace of novice hurdles at around 2m for Harry Whittington but low-key start for current yard. Up in trip.

Form: 1-4306

Mr Mcguiness²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Benjamin Poste| T: Mrs R Gasson| OR: 101

22/1

Last got his head in front back in June 2017 and beaten a long way all 3 starts this term.

Form: 7/64-698

Non-Runners

Hurricane Mitch¹³⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: H Fry J: S Bowen

Be My Sea³²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 10

T: A W Carroll J: Lee Edwards

Forecasts

Duc De Bourbon (10/3), Sameer (7/2), Pop The Cork (4/1), Hurricane Mitch (5/1), Heart Of A Lion (11/2), Revels Hill (8/1), Elmdale (11/1), Faint Hope (16/1), Be My Sea (16/1), Mr Mcguiness (22/1), Give Us A Swig (40/1), Top Drawer (50/1)

J. P, McManus is responsible for a couple of interesting runners in DUC DE BOURBON and Heart of A Lion, with ready preference for the former on the back of an eye-catching handicap debut at Doncaster. Pop The Cork is slighly more exposed but he should be on the premises.